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Alva Harmon Buck

Birth	:	25 Aug 1843 New York, USA
Death	:	3 Sep 1921 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0367393, -95.7386703
Plot	:	W 1/2 141, Section V, Grave 2, North Memorial
Description	:	Links to parents sent by Melissa Winkowski (47438658) ******************** from cemetery records at the KSHS library: interment authorized by Chas. H. Buck Topeka Daily Capital, Sunday, Sept. 4, 1921, page 8: A.H. Buck, Pioneer, Dies Oakland Man Was State House Elevator Operator and Janitor A.H. Buck, 78, a resident of Kansas for sixty-nine years, died yesterday morning at his residence, 430 Poplar street. His death was the direct result of a stroke of paralysis that he suffered about a week ago. Mr. Buck had been in poor health since March. As a janitor and elevator... Read More	Links to parents sent by Melissa Winkowski (47438658) ******************** from cemetery records at the KSHS library: interment authorized by Chas. H. Buck Topeka Daily Capital, Sunday, Sept. 4, 1921, page 8: A.H. Buck, Pioneer, Dies Oakland Man Was State House Elevator Operator and Janitor A.H. Buck, 78, a resident of Kansas for sixty-nine years, died yesterday morning at his residence, 430 Poplar street. His death was the direct result of a stroke of paralysis that he suffered about a week ago. Mr. Buck had been in poor health since March. As a janitor and elevator man in the state house for about ten years, Mr. Buck was known to a large number of Kansas politicians and state officials. He received his first appointment as elevator man during the administration of Gov. Roscoe Stubbs. Mr. Buck was born in Dearborn county, New York, August 25, 1843. He came to Kansas with his parents when he was about 9 years old. He lived in southeastern Kansas, most of the time in Bourbon county, until fourteen years ago when he came to Topeka. During the Civil war, he fought under the Union flag. Mr. Buck was married to Miss Jennie M. Tippie, of Bourbon county, in 1864. They were the parents of eleven children. Mr. Buck is survived by his widow, eight children, a brother, three sisters, and eighteen grandchildren. The children are: Charles H. Buck, E.L. Buck, and John V. Buck, all of Topeka; Dr. W.E. Buck, Pueblo, Colo.; Mrs. Gertrude Vliet, Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Grace Hess, Chanute, Kan.; Mrs. Nellie Spear, Galveston, Tex.; Forest Buck, Topeka. His brother is Dr. T.M. Buck, who has been a missionary in India for the past fifteen years. His sisters are: Mrs. Ida Iliff, Cherokee, Kan.; Mrs. Ada Ramsey, and Mrs. Delia Olmsted, both of San Diego, Cal. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Oakland Methodist church. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Home in 1900: Grant, Neosho, Kansas Harmon A Buck 56 Head Jennie M Buck, 50 Wife Gertrude M Buck, 21 Daughter Grace Buck, 19 Daughter John Buck, 16 Son Nellie Buck, 13 Daughter Forest Buck, 3 Son Gladis Buck, 19 Daughter in Law (Daughter-in-law) Home in 1860: Bourbon, Kansas Territory Ether C Buck, 44 Maria Buck, 40 Abia H Buck 16 Melvin P Buck, 14 Ada J Buck, 11 Ida R Buck, 4 Home in 1850: Le Roy, Boone, Illinois, USA Ephel C Buck, 33 Mariam Buck, 30 Adela Buck, 9 Harmon Buck 7 Philo Buck, 4 (Philo Melvin Buck, died 8 Sep 1924 , in Meerut, India ) Ada I Buck, 1 (died 23 Dec 1934, San Diego, California) ******************** Harmon A Buck in the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: Harmon A Buck Gender: Male Unit: I 10; F 3 Kans Inf Filing Date: 17 Jun 1880 Place Filed: Kansas, USA Relation to Head: Soldier Spouse: Malissa Jane Buck Roll number: 59

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Alva Harmon Buck's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, USA.
When did Alva Harmon Buck death?
Alva Harmon Buck death on 3 Sep 1921 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.0367393
Longitude: -95.7386703

Family Members:

Parent

Ethan Currie Buck

(1817 - 1881)

Mariam Underwood Buck

(1819 - 1868)

Spouse

Melissa Jane “Jennie” Tippie Buck

(1849 - 1952)

Siblings

James E. Buck

(1860 - 1864)

Eben Leon Buck

(1878 - 1879)

Children

Charles H. Buck

(1869 - 1960)

Edwin LeRoy Buck

(1877 - 1960)

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